Handle construction for utensils



Apri1 16, 1940. D. W. 'HABER 2,197,547

HANDLE CONSTRUCTION FOR UTENSILS Filed Sept. 2, 1937 1 IIILYIIIIII ATTORNEY 1 Patented Apr. 16, 1940 UNITED sTATEs earEr orFrcE HANDLE CONSTRUCTION Fon UTENsrLs David vv. Haber, New York, N. Y.

Application September I 1 Claim.

This invention relates to handle construction for utensils, such as potsr or similar vessels.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide in combination` with a utensil of the charac:-4 ter described highly improved means for insulating the handle from the body of said utensil.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple, compact and durable handle construction for a utensil of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble, and which at the sameA time shall be practical and highly ecient.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplil.lied in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of this invention,

Fig.- 1 is a side elevational view of a utensil embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional View taken substantiallyon the line 2--2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an exploded view illustrating the method of assembling theparts of my improved handle construction shown in detail in Fig. 2.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, therel is disciosed in Fig. l a ut-ensil I of usual. contour and design, and having xedgto the outer wall ,thereof a pair of tubular support members iI and L5 i2 adapted to have a handle I4 attached thereto.

Utensils of the type herein disclosed and described are generally made of metallic material, such as copper or silver and are designed to hold rnot liquids. Also, in utensils of the type above 4Q described, it is often desirable for the sake of appearance that the handle be constructed of a similar metal as that of the body of the utensil, When this is done, it is evident that the heat generated by the hot liquid within the utensil will be transmitted directly to the handle itself, through the wall of the utensil, clue to the metal to metal contact, thus making it impractical to lift the utensil by the handle while pouring the hot liquid into a cup.

By my invention, I have provided a construction whereby the metallic handle I4 is `heat insulated from the body of the utensil It. This ,construction is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 ofthe drawing and is designed to be interposed between 2, 1937, Serial N0. 162,1 01

the ends Ida and IIb of the handle I4, and the members Il and I2 respectively.

My invention now to be described relates `to a unitary assembly of parts shown in Figs. 2 and 3 designed to be interposed between the handle end Ma and the member I I and it is understood that a similar unitary 'assembly may be interposed v between the handle portion Ib and the member I2.

My improved` construction comprises a plug I5 10 of circular cross-section and externally screw. I threaded, the said plug being of any suitable heat insulating material, such as, for example, fibre.

I The plug I5 is adapted to have received thereon a metallic collar Iii having an internally screw threaded aperture Il. The collar I6 may be screwedfrom the, end iaofthe plug I5 to the position as shown in Fig, 2. A metallic ring I8 having an internally threaded aperture I9 is next screwed on to the plug I5 to abut the collar I6. A member of suitable heat insulating material. and having a centrally disposed aperture 2| is next freely, sldably placed `on the plug I5 to abut the ring I8. The said member 20 is provided with a metallic cap 22which may be attached thereto by a friction yfit as shown in Fig. 2, the said cap 22 being provided with a centrally disposed aperture 23 substantially of the same size as the aperture 2I. A second metallic collar 24 lhaving an internally threaded aperture 25 is next screwed on the plug iii to a position where it abuts the cap 22. After the parts I6, I8, 20, 22 and 24 have Ibeen mounted on the plug I5, as above described, the collar I6, which lis of a size adapted toilt snugly within the tubular member I I, is then soldered to the said member II which in turn is fixed -to thebody of the utensil ID by any suit` able means such as soldering, or which may be integral therewith.

After a similar plug member I5 completely assembled as above and having a collar I6 has been soldered to the tubular memberv I2 both ends I4a and Ilib of the handle Ill are then soldered to the collars 24. Y i

It is thus seen by my construction as above described that I have provided means whereby the path of heat conduction from the metallic utensil ill to the metallic handle M hasbeen interrupted. As can be clearly seen from Figi. 2 of the drawing, when the heat from the w-all of the utensil I is `transmitted to the member I I, it will be also transmitted to the metallic collar i6 and to the` metallic ring I8. However'the plug 'I5 being of heat insulating material will interrupt the path of heat conduction, Also,it is seen that the handle portion Ma which is soldered to the collar 24 and which abuts the metal cap 22 'will be prevented from having heat conducted thereto from `the utensil IU by means of the plug I5. A direct 5 i path of heat conduction through the metallic member is further prevented by the insulating member 2G interposed between the metallic ring I8 and the metallic cap 22. v V

It is also noted that my invention is adapted 10 for use in connection with utensils which have already been manufactured With the tubular metallic handle soldered directly to the body of the utensil. -points at each end thereof adjacent the body or ,the utensil and then interposing between the handle ends and the utensil, my assembled construction as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, I am able to insulate the handle from the utensil.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a 20 Idevice in which the several objects ofthis invention are achieved, and which is Well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made By merely cutting off the handle at the n of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a 5 limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure byA Letters Patent:

Handle attaching means for utensils and the like comprising a member externally screw 10 threaded and being of heat insulating material, a pair of metallic collars threadedly received on y.said heat insulating member, said collars being 

